Jamel Holley

Jamel Holley (13 September 1979-) was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly (D-20) from 21 January 2015, succeeding Joseph Cryan.

Biography
Jamel Holley was born in Roselle, Union County, New Jersey in 1979, and, while attending New Jersey City University in 2001, he became Chief of Staff of New Jersey's 20th legislative district, the youngest Chief of Staff for any of the state's 120 legislators. In 2004, he became Roselle's youngest councilman at the age of 25, and he served as Mayor from 2012 to 2015, when he was elected to the General Assembly. He supported the legalization of recreational marijuana, debating against anti-legalization State Senator Ronald Rice at Saint Peter's University on 24 April 2019.